Document Type

Data Set

Publication Date

Winter 2024

Abstract

The Fatality Analysis Reporting System database shows that, in stark contrast to the 34 percent decline in non-motorcyclist crash–related fatalities, motorcyclist crash–related fatalities were up 86 percent with only three year-to-year declines since 1997, while non-motorcyclist crash–related fatalities had 13 year-to-year declines since 1997. At the national level, the rate of motorcyclist fatalities per vehicle mile traveled is 29 times higher than the rate among passenger car occupants, with overall injury rates approximately five times higher among motorcyclists than passenger car occupants. Given the frequency of motorcycle crashes and their staggering toll in terms of loss of life and economic costs across Region 6, there is an urgent need to continue to work diligently toward driving the frequency of these crashes toward zero. The purpose of this research is to perform a comprehensive evaluation of crash and operational data to understand the complex nature of motorcycle crashes in Texas through construction of a motorcycle crash database and a multi-year analysis of these data in with an emphasis on the prevention of fatal and incapacitating injury crashes in Region 6. This includes compilation of motorcycle crash reports in the target area, calculation of crash counts and rates, and identifying road segments and intersections with highly concentrated motorcycle crashes and the unsafe actions that are contributing to such crashes. The outcomes of such analysis can be actionable measures to reduce fatalities and injuries resulting from crashes that involve motorcycles and to develop regional and state mitigation targets. This study will also include an in-depth analysis aiming at pinpointing variables that may have affected road safety involving motorcycles during the pandemic.

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Tran-SET Project 22SAUTSA66

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